ARNST BEATEN.

Otaki Mail, 6 January 1922, Page 3

ARNST BEATEN.

IADHED WINS BY TEN LENGTHS. Wanganui, Last Night. . The race' for the sculling championaip of the world was rowed on ine Wanganui River this afternoon, when >arcv Hadfleld defeated Dick Arnst by 3n lengths. The contest was very dis- • ppointing, though it served to show iat New Zealand possesses a world's lampion who should go far. The ay was beautifully fine, and the rarse a picture. The scullers had a ght breeze against them. Thero was verr large crowd of spectators on earners and boats of all descriptions, hile there were thousands on the llsidcs. • A GOOD START. The scullers got away beautifully, ie champion striking 28 and the lallenger 33 strokes a minute after a %ter of a mile had been covered, ' /'* K was'a length ahead, and it was &um that Arnst's star had sot. He fas putting powerful strokes, but there las evidence that he was labouring, ihercas the challenger was rowing :autifully, and steering a ccnirse as raight as an arrow. ] HADFIELD LEADING, At the three-quarter mile, Hiadficld id increased his lead to three lengths. rust's head was dropping to tiui left ith every stroke, and he constantly oked round after the challenger, who meared to be rowing with ease. At Ie mile, which was covered in smin sec, Arnst was striking 26 and iSad;ld 24.' The champion, however, ;was >t able to maintain his effort, and! at !e mile and a-half was striking 20 -.and ving signs of distress. About t?vo Id a-half lengths separated the mien I this point, until at two miles, whnch Ls covered in llmin 50see, he was j-e lengths away and still sculling ltfce I well-oiled machine, while Arnst was gbouring, his left arm and shoulder ■ving every appearance of being trou.jesome. I AKNST MAKES AN EFFORT. ■Turning the corner to the home letch Arnst momentarily quickened, It it was only a flash in the pan. jadfield went on undisturbed, creating fthusiasm by his clean and beautiful lolling. Arnst was rowing 20 and iidfield 26. '• THE PINAL EFFORT. 1 A'quarter of a mile from homo, feast drank a handful of water, and lon made a gallant attempt to finish It Hadfield, amidst the whistling o.t Lines and the tooting of motors, foiled home an easy winner by ten Lgths. The time was 19min 45see. COMPETITORS INTERVIEWED. Arnrt, interviewed after the race, id he had met a man who was much ,o good for him. Hadfield was better .an his training operations' had led m to suppose. Arnst had considered niself to be quite back to his old ,rm, but evidently he was too old. He Lshed the new champion every bucks and was sure he wpuld have a iou career. Arnst said he had in..led the race to be his last, win or ,se. Now it was not a matter of speclation. He was done with the game. > had hoped to equal Bill Beach's rend, but he felt that he need not be shamed of the record he had been able

> put up. . ~ Hadneld, interviewed, Sal d he race ad not distressed him at all. He !so spoke generously of Arnst.